286 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
CONDITIONS UNDEB WHICH POTATOES FOB CONSUMPTION MAY BE IMPOBTED 
"Abt. 58. Tubers intended for consumption shall meet the following condi- 
tions : 
"(a) They shall come in containers not exceeding 60 kg net w^eight, each 
bearing the printed inscription 'PAPAS PARA CONSUMO' (potatoes for con- 
sumption) in quite legible characters, as well as the name of the variety. 
"(&) The weight of the tubers shall not be less than 60 gm, a tolerance up 
to 5 percent by weight of smaller potatoes being allowed. 
AUTHORIZED P0BT8 OF ENTEY FOB POTATOES 
*'Art. 59. Potatoes may be imported only through the ports of Buenos Aires 
and Rio Gallegos." 
Note: In the absence of definite information concerning potato diseases and 
insect pests that do not occur in Argentina, inspectors should be guided by the 
list furnished in the original article 56, page 21 of B. E. P. Q. 426. 
Lee a. Stbong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 429, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 
November 9, 1937. 
Decree No. 9760-A. Z., November 3, 1926, Amended 
The general regulations promulgated under decree No. 9760-A. Z., of Novem- 
ber 3, 1926, have again been amended by decree No. 18239-A. Z., of December 
28, 1936, and decree No. 8459, of June 9, 1937, as follows : 
section IV (a) amended 
The following items are to be stricken from the list of vegetables, herbs, 
fruits, and medicinal plants in section IV (a) (p. 5 of B. E. P. Q. 429) : 
Allium spp., chive, garlic, leek, onion, shallot, etc. 
Brassica spp., broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, pe-tsai, 
pak-tsoi, rutabaga, turnip, etc. 
Cochlearia ofp,cinalis, scurvy grass. 
Daucus carota, carrot. 
Lepidium sativum, peppergrass, cress. 
Rndicula arnwracia, horseradish. 
RadiculOrnasturtium-aquaticum, watercress. 
Rfiphanus sativus, radish. 
Sinapis. 
Sisymbrium. 
The names of the following ornamentals are to be stricken from section IV 
(I) (p. 6, B. E. P. Q. 429) : 
Cheiravthns, Iberis, Lunaria, and Matthiola. 
The name "Agaricus" is to be replaced by 'Tsalliota*' in section IV (e), (p. 7, 
B. E. P. Q. 429) : 
disinfection OF cebtain seeds BEQUIBEH) 
The following new article (2a) is to be inserted between articles 2 and 3 
of section V of decree No. 9760-A. Z., of November 3, 1926, as amended (p. 8, 
B. E. P. Q. 429) : 
Arttcte 2a. With respect to the seeds of Allium spp., chive, garlic, leek, onion, 
f;hnllot, etc.; Apium graveolens, celery; Brassica spp., broccoli, cabbage, cauli- 
flower, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, pak-tsoi, pe-tsai, rutabaga, turnip, etc. ; Cheiran- 
thus, wallflower; Cochlearia, scurvygrass ; Cucurbits, cucumber, melon, etc.; 
Daucus, carrot; Gossypium, cotton; Iberis, candytuft; Lepidium,. cress, pepper- 
$:rass; Lunarin, honesty; Matthiola, stocks; Medicago, alfalfa; Melilotus, sweet- 
<»lover; ( Na.'iturtium) Radicula-nasturtium-aquaticum ; Onobrychis, sainfoin; 
Radieiu^a armoracia, horseradish; Raphanus, radish; Sinapis — see Brassica; 
